This
beautifully hand coloured original antique map of
northern Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Venice centered on
Istria, showing present-day north-eastern Italy, a large
part of Slovenia and northern Croatia - extending from
Venice to the Island of Arbe and from Doblach to Pettau
on the Dravus River - engraved by Gerard
Mercator, was published by 1639 French edition of Mercators
Atlas by Jan Jansson and Henricus Hondius.
These maps, published in the later editions of
Mercators atlas, are derived from the original maps
drawn and engraved by Gerald Mercator in the mid to late
16th century, published by his son Rumold as an atlas,
after his death, in 1595.
After two editions the plates were purchased by
Jodocus Hondius in 1604 and
continued to be
published until the mid 1630's when the plates were
re-engraved and updated by Jan Jansson and Henricus
Hondius.
Jodocus
Hondius (1563 - 1612), one of the most notable
engravers of his time, is known for his work in
association with many of the cartographers and
publishers prominent at the end of the sixteenth and the
beginning of the seventeenth century.
In 1604
Hondius bought the plates of Mercator's Atlas which, in
spite of its excellence, had not competed successfully
with the continuing demand of Abraham Ortelius's
Theatrum Orbis
Terrarum.
To meet this competition Hondius added about 40 maps to
Mercator's original number and from 1606 published
enlarged editions in many languages, still under
Mercator's name but with his own name as publisher.
These atlases have become known as the Mercator/Hondius
series. The following year the maps were re-engraved in
miniature form and issued as a pocket
Atlas Minor.
After the death of Jodocus Hondius the Elder in 1612,
work on the two atlases, folio and miniature, was
carried on by his widow and sons, Jodocus II and
Henricus, and eventually in conjunction with Jan Jansson
in Amsterdam. In all, from 1606 onwards, nearly 50
editions with increasing numbers of maps with texts in
the main European languages were printed.
(Ref: Koeman; M&B; Tooley)
Condition Report:
Paper
thickness and quality: - Heavy & stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: - Yellow, pink, green
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 21 1/2in x 18 1/2in (550mm x 470mm)
Plate size: - 18 1/2in x 14 1/2in (470mm x 350mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Bottom left margin corner repaired, no affect
on image
Plate area: - Creasing along centerfold
Verso: - None
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